Hector

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A Trojan hero in Homer's Iliad.
• A male given name from Ancient Greek

Origin

• From Latin Hectōr or Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ, from ἕκτωρ, from ἔχειν, present active infinitive of ἔχω, from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ("to hold; to overpower").